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Quantitative studies in philosophy
- Title
- Quantitative studies in philosophy / by Nicholas Rescher.
- Author
- Rescher, Nicholas
- Publication
- Newcastle upon Tyne, UK : Cambridge Scholars Publisher, 2021.
- ©2021
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Details
- Description
- viii, 233 pages : illustrations (black and white); 21 cm
- Summary
- "Philosophy and mathematics grew up together in the days of Pythagoras and Plato. Indeed, they have been in constant companionship and interaction ever since. This book examines 15 of these interactions, some dealing with the greats of history such as Aristotle and Leibniz, some addressing modern greats such as Einstein, Schrodinger, and G̲del, and some dealing not with themes, but rather the thinkers. Taken together they represent a characteristic sampling of the author's philosophical investiga-tions over more than three decades"--
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 220-228) and index.
- Contents
- Aristotle's perception of precision -- The philosophers gambling -- Leibniz's conception of quantity, number and infinity -- Leibniz's quantitative epistemology -- Leibnizian Neoplationism and rational mechanics -- Kant's Neoplatonism : Kant and Plato on mathematical and philosophical method -- What Einstein wanted -- Quantum metatheory : Twisting the tail of Schrödinger's cat -- Wittgenstein's Linguisticism -- Meaningless numbers -- Legislated quantities -- Excellence examined -- The concept of randomness -- Cognitive finitude and limitations : unrealizable aspirations and limits of knowledge -- The law of Logarithmic returns.
- Call Number
- JFD 22-1513
- ISBN
- 1527574156
- 9781527574151
- OCLC
- 1268111638
- Author
- Rescher, Nicholas, author.
- Title
- Quantitative studies in philosophy / by Nicholas Rescher.
- Publisher
- Newcastle upon Tyne, UK : Cambridge Scholars Publisher, 2021.
- Copyright Date
- ©2021
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 220-228) and index.
- Research Call Number
- JFD 22-1513